The Tobago House of Assembly announced Friday the launch of a weekly direct flight between the island and the Brazilian metropolis of Sao Paulo, scheduled to start next Jan. 31. The Assembly's Division of Tourism and Transportation said in a statement that Brazilian airline Gol will provide the service.

LATAM Airlines Group, leading airline group in Latin America, and SCX, the first private climate stock exchange in the Southern Hemisphere, have launched NEUTRAVEL, the first program in the region dedicated to offsetting CO2 emissions from corporate air travel.

Owners of iJet Charters and Wildcat Touring have announced the launch of scheduled charter flights from Fort Lauderdale to three Bahamas destinations, Key West and a flight from New York to Marsh Harbour in Great Abaco.

United Airlines made it clear Thursday it intends to offer regular commercial flights between the U.S. and Cuba, saying it would look to offer service from its Houston and Newark hubs to the Caribbean island. The Chicago-based carrier's statement came Thursday.